Next-generation genomics key to global food and nutritional security Over 300 delegates from 30 countries worldwide representing, both private and public sector, convened at ICRISAT-India to deliberate on future collaborations and ways to...
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Fruitful partnerships for improving disease resistance in groundnut In a first of its kind, introgression lines using Marker Assisted Backcross Breeding (MABC) for foliar fungal disease resistance have been bred in groundnut. This distinction was...
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Australian horticulture sector to collaborate with ICRISAT in genomics research The Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA) and ICRISAT, have joined hands to undertake joint research and development (R&D) in plant genomics. This will...
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Joint biotech lab set up in China for genome sequencing To accelerate collaborative work on genome sequencing of peanut, the Shandong Peanut Research Institute (SPRI) and ICRISAT have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to jointly set...
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Intensifying genome sequencing work for drought proofing crops in Karnataka, India The Government of Karnataka, India, has requested ICRISAT to lead the coordination of the state government’s initiative on sequencing and molecular breeding...
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Genomics strides in grain legumes presented in France To celebrate the contribution of genomics in plant research, the French Plant Genomic Resources Center (CNRGV) organized “Plant Genomes’ Day” to coincide with its 10th anniversary...
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India’s Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh visits ICRISAT “Taking technologies that are ready to the doorstep of every smallholder farmer in the country is a priority for the Union Government. With support from ICRISAT and other...
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High throughput sequencing and high performance computational facility at ICRISAT to boost genomics for breeding New high-end facility key in advancing “The 3000 Chickpea Genome Sequencing Initiative” The Illumina HiSeq 2500 – the world’s...
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The first peanut genomes sequenced The International Peanut Genome Initiative releases the first peanut genome sequences to the public. The International Peanut Genome Initiative, a multi-national group of crop geneticists working in...
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Saskatchewan Pulse Growers explore possible collaboration opportunities with ICRISAT With keen interest to enhance collaboration with ICRISAT in the area of chickpea genomics and breeding, a high-level delegation from the Saskatchewan...
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Genetic gain essential for accelerating crop improvement in developing countries “It is important to harness the synergies of different science disciplines, in order to help resource-poor farmers benefit from crop improvement programs,”...
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Blue Sky Research project on pigeonpea launched The recently approved Blue Sky Research (BSR) project on pigeonpea was launched at the second annual review and planning meeting of the United States Agency for International Development...
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